Health

‘In 6 weeks, cases doubled’: WHO chief says Covid 19 pandemic accelerating

Shawdesh desk: The Director General of the World Health Organisation commented on the situation regarding the Covid-19 pandemic. Addressing a press conference, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that July 30

Researchers identify 21 existing drugs that could treat Covid-19

Shawdesh Desk: A global team of scientists have identified 21 existing drugs that stop the replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. A study published in the journal

Coronavirus: Pfizer vaccine shows promising results after Oxford

Shawdesh desk: As the number of cases hit a new high every day, the past week saw some promising developments from top medical minds who have been toiling hard to

Temporary income for world’s poorest people could slow surge in COVID-19 cases: UNDP

Shawdesh Desk: The immediate introduction of a Temporary Basic Income for the world’s poorest people could slow the current surge in COVID-19 cases by enabling nearly three billion people to

Scientists report that airborne coronavirus is probably infectious

Shawdesh Desk: Scientists have known for several months the new coronavirus can become suspended in microdroplets expelled by patients when they speak and breathe, but until now there was no

Chinese Covid-19 vaccine starts final tests in Brazil

Shawdesh Desk: A Chinese-made vaccine against the new coronavirus entered the final stage of testing Tuesday in Brazil, where volunteers received the first doses of what officials hope will be

Specialized journal endorses two COVID-19 vaccines

Shawdesh desk: Specialized global medical journal Lancet overnight endorsed two prospective COVID-19 vaccines, calling their trials to have yielded “eencouraging results” as they produced strong immune reactions among patients. Lancet

Global COVID-19 cases top 14.4m: Johns Hopkins

Shawdesh Desk: The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has increased to over 14.4 million, while the deaths have topped to more than 605,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.